Buddhist youths in Ramu have decided not to fly 'Fanush' or candle-lit
air balloons, during the Prabarana Purnima on Monday in protest against
last month's communal attacks in Ramu, Ukhia and Teknaf.
The Prabarana Purnima is the second largest religious festival celebrated on Oct 29, according to Buddhist religious calendar.
They also will skip float 'ships', a traditional ritual of Ramu on the eve.
Ramu Buddha Youth Council Convener Rajat Barua told bdnews24.com other programmes would be held instead.
The programmes are lighting a thousand candles in Ramu Central Shima Bihar wishing global peace in the evening, a show of symbolic 'Fanush' at Lal Ching and Saada Ching Bihar and symbolic 'ship floating' at Bakkhali River.
Barua said a protest rally would be held at 2pm and 'protest candles' would be lit in at Choumohani, the starting point of the first protest rally.
Ukhia Sarbojonin Development Council of Buddhist's lecturer Ranajit Barua told bdnews24.com, the entire Prabarana Purnima ceremony was shortened.
Arrangements for lighting a thousand candles at all Viharas along with prayers for global peace had been made for 7pm on Monday.
Rakhaines have also decided to observe the Prabarana Purnima with limited arrangements.
Bangladesh Rakhaine-Buddhist Welfare Association's Office Secretary Nibu Rakhaine said a few 'Fanush' would be set afloat in the Rakhaine Buddhist community in Cox's Bazaar, but programmes would be curtailed.
A resident of the Hlila Chowdhury Parha in Teknaf, Uzma Rakhaine, told bdnews24.com that symbolic 'Fanush' would be released in protest against the hate attacks in Ramu during Prabarana Purnima.
The Prabarana Purnima is the second largest religious festival celebrated on Oct 29, according to Buddhist religious calendar.
They also will skip float 'ships', a traditional ritual of Ramu on the eve.
Ramu Buddha Youth Council Convener Rajat Barua told bdnews24.com other programmes would be held instead.
The programmes are lighting a thousand candles in Ramu Central Shima Bihar wishing global peace in the evening, a show of symbolic 'Fanush' at Lal Ching and Saada Ching Bihar and symbolic 'ship floating' at Bakkhali River.
Barua said a protest rally would be held at 2pm and 'protest candles' would be lit in at Choumohani, the starting point of the first protest rally.
Ukhia Sarbojonin Development Council of Buddhist's lecturer Ranajit Barua told bdnews24.com, the entire Prabarana Purnima ceremony was shortened.
Arrangements for lighting a thousand candles at all Viharas along with prayers for global peace had been made for 7pm on Monday.
Rakhaines have also decided to observe the Prabarana Purnima with limited arrangements.
Bangladesh Rakhaine-Buddhist Welfare Association's Office Secretary Nibu Rakhaine said a few 'Fanush' would be set afloat in the Rakhaine Buddhist community in Cox's Bazaar, but programmes would be curtailed.
A resident of the Hlila Chowdhury Parha in Teknaf, Uzma Rakhaine, told bdnews24.com that symbolic 'Fanush' would be released in protest against the hate attacks in Ramu during Prabarana Purnima.
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